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Two of Antoine's younger brothers were Cardinal Archbishop Charles de Bourbon and the French and Huguenot general Louis de Bourbon, 1st Prince of Condé. Louis' male-line descendants, the Princes de Condé, survived until 1830. Finally, in 1589, the House of Valois died out and Antoine's son Henry III of Navarre became Henry IV of France. [2]
The first House of Bourbon ended in 1196, with the death of Archambault VII, who had only one heir, Mathilde of Bourbon. She married Guy II of Dampierre, who added Montluçon to the possessions of the lords of Bourbon. The second house of Bourbon started in 1218, with Archambaud VIII, son of Guy II and Mahaut, and brother of William II of ...
Bourbon whiskey (/ ˈ b ɜːr b ən /; also simply bourbon) is a barrel-aged American whiskey made primarily from corn (maize). The name derives from the French House of Bourbon, although the precise source of inspiration is uncertain; contenders include Bourbon County, Kentucky, and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, both of which are named after the House of Bourbon. [1]
Duke of Bourbon 1401–1456 r. 1434–1456: Louis I Count of Montpensier 1405–1486 r. 1428–1486: John Count of Angoulême 1399–1467: Eleanor of Bourbon-La Marche 1407–aft.1464: Lords of Carency: Louis XI King of France 1423–1483 r. 1461–1483: Joan of France 1435–1482: John II Duke of Bourbon 1426–1488 r. 1456–1488: Charles II ...
The Bourbon Restoration was the period of French history during which the House of Bourbon returned to power after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1814 and 1815. The second Bourbon Restoration lasted until the July Revolution of 1830, during the reigns of Louis XVIII (1814-1815, 1815-1824) and Charles X (1824-1830), brothers of the late King ...
Bourbon Reforms, a series of measures taken by the Spanish Crown; Bourbon Restoration (disambiguation), the return to monarchs in the Bourbon Dynasty in France and Spain; Bourbon Democrat, from 1876 to 1904 a conservative member of the US Democratic Party; Palais Bourbon : meeting place of the French National Assembly
Bulleit Bourbon; Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. brands: Heaven Hill Distillery, Louisville: A bottle of Heaven Hill Bourbon. Cabin Still; Elijah Craig (small batch and 18-year single barrel) Evan Williams; Fighting Cock; Heaven Hill; J.T.S. Brown; Old Fitzgerald (wheated) Old Heaven Hill; Kirin brands: Four Roses Distillery, Lawrenceburg. Four ...
Duke of Bourbon (French: Duc de Bourbon) is a title in the peerage of France. It was created in the first half of the 14th century for the eldest son of Robert of France, Count of Clermont , and Beatrice of Burgundy , heiress of the lordship of Bourbon .